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Old 11-03-2016, 11:56 PM
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tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)
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Comet 252P Linear, brightening rapidly!!

Magnificent!

252P LINEAR for 11 March 2016.

Measured off image I get a coma diameter of 23 arc minutes, what a dynamic comet!

It has brightened from around mag 10 on the 7th of March to Mag 7 on the 11th.
Here's two images from the 10 and11th, you can see the increase in the come diameter.

Cheers,

Justin.
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